Plus size ladies,how is your belly shaping?

So I was wondering how everyone else's belly is shaping. I am plus size(size 18) and it I cant see much of a belly except above my belly button. Most women get their bump startt below the belly button-it looks almost like I have 2 bellies! Also I keep asking ppl if they notice my belly and they say yes but only up top. DH and I were,well yaknowing lol, the other night and he made a joke that the baby was in the way. I asked him if he could really feel a difference he said yes. Im so jealous of skinny bellies! I wan a bump! lol Anyone else/??

So I was wondering how everyone else's belly is shaping. I am plus size(size 18) and it I cant see much of a belly except above my belly button. Most women get their bump startt below the belly button-it looks almost like I have 2 bellies! Also I keep asking ppl if they notice my belly and they say yes but only up top. DH and I were,well yaknowing lol, the other night and he made a joke that the baby was in the way. I asked him if he could really feel a difference he said yes. Im so jealous of skinny bellies! I wan a bump! lol Anyone else/??

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I was looking at belly pictures last night and I want to have a cute bump like the skinny women do. I am a size 12 (so borderline plus size) but I definitely have curves. Friends keep asking if my belly popped and I keep having to remind them that it "popped" well before I was pregnant. My fiance says he definitely sees more of a belly, but I just feel fat. :(

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I was looking at belly pictures last night and I want to have a cute bump like the skinny women do. I am a size 12 (so borderline plus size) but I definitely have curves. Friends keep asking if my belly popped and I keep having to remind them that it "popped" well before I was pregnant. My fiance says he definitely sees more of a belly, but I just feel fat. :(

Im a size 18 also and my belly looks strange...lol Like you said it looks like i have 2! We need to post pics so we can compare. But people tell me i do look pregnant but like 6 months along, and im like whoa! if i look 6 months now how will i look when im actually 6 months! Im going to look like a whale!

Im a size 18 also and my belly looks strange...lol Like you said it looks like i have 2! We need to post pics so we can compare. But people tell me i do look pregnant but like 6 months along, and im like whoa! if i look 6 months now how will i look when im actually 6 months! Im going to look like a whale!

I'm a size 14 and I hate that I look fatter instead of pregnant right now. I find myself when I'm out in public trying to push my stomach out a bit so I look more pregnant. A friend of mine is pregnant right now also and she is like a size 4 I'm so jealous of her.

I'm a size 14 and I hate that I look fatter instead of pregnant right now. I find myself when I'm out in public trying to push my stomach out a bit so I look more pregnant. A friend of mine is pregnant right now also and she is like a size 4 I'm so jealous of her.

I like to *think* I can see a difference..mostly under my belly button, it's harder there too...but our school nurse said a couple days ago "you just look fat". THANKS. I can feel a difference within the last week (sitting on the floor, back on the wall, knees up was uncomfortable yesterday) and I'm not used to only gaining "girth" in one spot LOL. I'm hippy but it usually spreads itself out so all this change in my mid section feels odd.

my frustration is with my family and friends (who are mostly in other states) asking for belly pix. I explain that I am not a "skinny mini" and probs won't show for a few more weeks. My SIL is about 9w, skinny, and will probably show before I do. *sigh*

soon enough ladies...I keep reminding myself, soon enough I will wish for the days when I could still shave my legs easily, tie my shoes, and bend over from the waist.

size 16/18 17w1d

I like to *think* I can see a difference..mostly under my belly button, it's harder there too...but our school nurse said a couple days ago "you just look fat". THANKS. I can feel a difference within the last week (sitting on the floor, back on the wall, knees up was uncomfortable yesterday) and I'm not used to only gaining "girth" in one spot LOL. I'm hippy but it usually spreads itself out so all this change in my mid section feels odd.

my frustration is with my family and friends (who are mostly in other states) asking for belly pix. I explain that I am not a "skinny mini" and probs won't show for a few more weeks. My SIL is about 9w, skinny, and will probably show before I do. *sigh*

soon enough ladies...I keep reminding myself, soon enough I will wish for the days when I could still shave my legs easily, tie my shoes, and bend over from the waist.

I too am a size 16/18 and I know exactly what you are talking about. I think I know what you mean about your tummy being bigger up top and that it looks like 2 bellies. I too have that going on and what I think what it is is that (now don't anyone get offended) but I think the baby is moving up from the pelvis area and therefore "pushing" all the extra existing tummy (rolls of flub as I think of it) up to around my belly button. Take a good look at your lower tummy because I am pretty sure that my pre-pregnancy tummy used to hang down lower than what my tummy looks like now. Now it seems to be a little higher and more rounded.You won't look like a whale later, we are all going to look like glowing, pregnant women!

I too am a size 16/18 and I know exactly what you are talking about. I think I know what you mean about your tummy being bigger up top and that it looks like 2 bellies. I too have that going on and what I think what it is is that (now don't anyone get offended) but I think the baby is moving up from the pelvis area and therefore "pushing" all the extra existing tummy (rolls of flub as I think of it) up to around my belly button. Take a good look at your lower tummy because I am pretty sure that my pre-pregnancy tummy used to hang down lower than what my tummy looks like now. Now it seems to be a little higher and more rounded.You won't look like a whale later, we are all going to look like glowing, pregnant women!

I'm a little different since I'm having twins. I'm short and a size 18, so I'm narrower at my belly button, and have a gut below and a smaller fatty area above. At around 10 weeks, I couldn't suck anything in any more. Now at 15 weeks, my belly is definitely looking more like a preggo belly. I'm only up 4 lbs, but the babies will not be hidden!!

I'm a little different since I'm having twins. I'm short and a size 18, so I'm narrower at my belly button, and have a gut below and a smaller fatty area above. At around 10 weeks, I couldn't suck anything in any more. Now at 15 weeks, my belly is definitely looking more like a preggo belly. I'm only up 4 lbs, but the babies will not be hidden!!

I am also a size 12 (well...sometimes on a good week I could still squeeze into 10's, but really comfortable in a 12!

And I never had a flat belly. I always had some extra padding/rolls and to be honest, my tummy just looks 'bigger' not 'cute pregnant belly' to me. I'm 18 weeks this weekend and I look at some of the belly pics that have been posted here and get really jealous b/c they look like cute pregnant bellies. I definitely have *more* in my tummy than I used to, but since I had that nice layer of fat/flab to begin with, I don't have a nicely defined firm 'bump' as much as flab that seems to stick out a bit more! Plus, I feel like I'm gaining all over, so that contributes even more to feeling fatter vs. pregnant. Right now i'm still able to wear all of my normal clothing, but have to wear the Belly Band with my jeans, and they are also tighter in the thighs/but. I know that it's 'normal' to not be able to zip/button my jeans, but c'mon...fatter thighs? not fair!

Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!

I am also a size 12 (well...sometimes on a good week I could still squeeze into 10's, but really comfortable in a 12!

And I never had a flat belly. I always had some extra padding/rolls and to be honest, my tummy just looks 'bigger' not 'cute pregnant belly' to me. I'm 18 weeks this weekend and I look at some of the belly pics that have been posted here and get really jealous b/c they look like cute pregnant bellies. I definitely have *more* in my tummy than I used to, but since I had that nice layer of fat/flab to begin with, I don't have a nicely defined firm 'bump' as much as flab that seems to stick out a bit more! Plus, I feel like I'm gaining all over, so that contributes even more to feeling fatter vs. pregnant. Right now i'm still able to wear all of my normal clothing, but have to wear the Belly Band with my jeans, and they are also tighter in the thighs/but. I know that it's 'normal' to not be able to zip/button my jeans, but c'mon...fatter thighs? not fair!

You described exactly how I feel. I want a more distinct bump instead of extra "flab" I feel. This is my first so I am not sure if my belly will get harder, but I hope so. I am still in my regular clothes but they are getting tighter. My fiance asked about the line around my stomach when I was getting in the shower the other day (it was from my pants being too tight all day) :)I have also had a few people at work come up and touch my belly, and it has taken everything in me not to slap their hands away lol. As a "thicker" woman, I have always been self concious about my stomach, so having people come up and want to touch it is definitely weird for me and will take some getting used to, especially since I feel like they are touching my fat.

You described exactly how I feel. I want a more distinct bump instead of extra "flab" I feel. This is my first so I am not sure if my belly will get harder, but I hope so. I am still in my regular clothes but they are getting tighter. My fiance asked about the line around my stomach when I was getting in the shower the other day (it was from my pants being too tight all day) :)I have also had a few people at work come up and touch my belly, and it has taken everything in me not to slap their hands away lol. As a "thicker" woman, I have always been self concious about my stomach, so having people come up and want to touch it is definitely weird for me and will take some getting used to, especially since I feel like they are touching my fat.

I'm a size 22- and have had a few people rub my belly at work. A few of them are even like 'bye baby' as the shifts change.
My baby belly is below my belly button and my husband and I notice, along with the people who see me everyday. When I'm further along I'll probably take pics.
I know I won't have the cute little bump- but I'm okay with that. People know I'm preggo and then I'll have a cute baby :-). That's what really matters.

I'm a size 22- and have had a few people rub my belly at work. A few of them are even like 'bye baby' as the shifts change.
My baby belly is below my belly button and my husband and I notice, along with the people who see me everyday. When I'm further along I'll probably take pics.
I know I won't have the cute little bump- but I'm okay with that. People know I'm preggo and then I'll have a cute baby :-). That's what really matters.

Ill try to post a pic sometime this weekend so we can all compare, all my pregnant friends are super skinny, so its nice to have curvy moms to compare with. But one of my problems is that before i got pregnant i lost 124 pounds in 19 months and i have super saggy skin on my body so even though my belly is feeling firmer it still looks lumpy!

Ill try to post a pic sometime this weekend so we can all compare, all my pregnant friends are super skinny, so its nice to have curvy moms to compare with. But one of my problems is that before i got pregnant i lost 124 pounds in 19 months and i have super saggy skin on my body so even though my belly is feeling firmer it still looks lumpy!

I'm a 14/16 and i'm feeling the same way. just fat, not prego. I didnt have a belly at all before i got pregnant and now im having a hard time accepting the fact that the front of me is growing. lol I found that wearing my belly band smooths everything out and makes it look round and baby like :)

I'm a 14/16 and i'm feeling the same way. just fat, not prego. I didnt have a belly at all before i got pregnant and now im having a hard time accepting the fact that the front of me is growing. lol I found that wearing my belly band smooths everything out and makes it look round and baby like :)

I am a size 14/16 and I just feel fat. DH says I have a "baby belly" but i had a cute one with my first cause I weighed 145 pounds. Now I weight 198 and I hope to get a "baby bump" soon. I push my belly out a lot too when I am in public to look pregnant LOL

I am a size 14/16 and I just feel fat. DH says I have a "baby belly" but i had a cute one with my first cause I weighed 145 pounds. Now I weight 198 and I hope to get a "baby bump" soon. I push my belly out a lot too when I am in public to look pregnant LOL

yea,Im 100 pounds heavier with this one than with my first.I cant wait to be farther along to be able to take a pic w/o looking like a double belly lol. And yea it feels everthing is being pushed up and sometimes its very hard to breathe. I didnt want to lose weight before because I would have to lose it all again after the baby anyway. This will prob be our last so after this I am def going to lose weight.

yea,Im 100 pounds heavier with this one than with my first.I cant wait to be farther along to be able to take a pic w/o looking like a double belly lol. And yea it feels everthing is being pushed up and sometimes its very hard to breathe. I didnt want to lose weight before because I would have to lose it all again after the baby anyway. This will prob be our last so after this I am def going to lose weight.

I've still got my saggy c-section skin below the belly button (ugh - unpleasant side effect of the surgery for me), but it's
like the baby has moved up and rounded out my tummy above too so it's all one big,
round belly so I look like I'm 6 months pregnant at 14 weeks.

When I picked my DH from the airport last weekend from a two week biz trip, the first words out of his mouth were "Wow! You popped already!" and then he smiled and gave me a big hug so he was spared bodily injury.

I am sure to get lots of "Are you SURE it's not twins?!" and "You look like you are ready to pop!!" by the end of July. Grr! Since this is the third time around I've decided to not take the high road but am prepping comebacks now. The most polite I can muster up so far is "My mother taught me it's rude to comment on someone's body." but what I really want to say is "Are you sure your butt isn't pregnant?"

I've still got my saggy c-section skin below the belly button (ugh - unpleasant side effect of the surgery for me), but it's
like the baby has moved up and rounded out my tummy above too so it's all one big,
round belly so I look like I'm 6 months pregnant at 14 weeks.

When I picked my DH from the airport last weekend from a two week biz trip, the first words out of his mouth were "Wow! You popped already!" and then he smiled and gave me a big hug so he was spared bodily injury.

I am sure to get lots of "Are you SURE it's not twins?!" and "You look like you are ready to pop!!" by the end of July. Grr! Since this is the third time around I've decided to not take the high road but am prepping comebacks now. The most polite I can muster up so far is "My mother taught me it's rude to comment on someone's body." but what I really want to say is "Are you sure your butt isn't pregnant?"

I am a size 14 and feel like I haven't popped. I have a belly to begin with so I am worried about not getting a belly - this is my first pregnancy. I am wearing maternity clothes only cause anything tight in that area makes me wanna puke even more. I have severe morning sickness. I can't wait for it to let up. I also am a little excited for the summer cause I love wearing dresses but never feel comfortable with my body to wear them so this summer I am wearing dresses! Cause no one is going to say anything to a pregnant lady! I would punch them if they did! My friend is a few days ahead of me and she has popped. I have lost 10 pounds from this pregnancy and all the morning sickness. For the first time in my life, I have lost weight without trying and then the doctors got mad at me.Â

But I am glad I am not the only one feeling like this. I can't wait to pop!Â

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I am a size 14 and feel like I haven't popped. I have a belly to begin with so I am worried about not getting a belly - this is my first pregnancy. I am wearing maternity clothes only cause anything tight in that area makes me wanna puke even more. I have severe morning sickness. I can't wait for it to let up. I also am a little excited for the summer cause I love wearing dresses but never feel comfortable with my body to wear them so this summer I am wearing dresses! Cause no one is going to say anything to a pregnant lady! I would punch them if they did! My friend is a few days ahead of me and she has popped. I have lost 10 pounds from this pregnancy and all the morning sickness. For the first time in my life, I have lost weight without trying and then the doctors got mad at me.Â

But I am glad I am not the only one feeling like this. I can't wait to pop!Â

Good for you for loosing the weight before this baby! Â I'm the in the same boat having lost about 60lbs before finding out I was pregnant. Â It's a constant daily struggle in my mind to remember that I'm pregnant and not just getting fat. Â I can see changes in my belly, especially because most of my regular pants don't fit anymore. Â But I don't have a clear baby bump because I'm just not built that way. Â It's really frustrating to not have the bump after having lost so much weight. Â In two or three months though, we'll all be thrilled with our gorgeous bellies! Â Keep looking up ladies!

Good for you for loosing the weight before this baby! Â I'm the in the same boat having lost about 60lbs before finding out I was pregnant. Â It's a constant daily struggle in my mind to remember that I'm pregnant and not just getting fat. Â I can see changes in my belly, especially because most of my regular pants don't fit anymore. Â But I don't have a clear baby bump because I'm just not built that way. Â It's really frustrating to not have the bump after having lost so much weight. Â In two or three months though, we'll all be thrilled with our gorgeous bellies! Â Keep looking up ladies!

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